NC-04 Democratic nominee?
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MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCommissioner
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age32 years old (Dec 15, 1993)
GenderFemale
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LocationNorth Carolina
BackgroundCounty commissioner
EducationNorth Carolina State University — B.S., Sustainable Materials and Technology
Notable personal detailsNida Allam is a Democratic politician serving on the Durham County Board of County Commissioners, first sworn in on 2020-12-07 and serving as Board chair from 2023 to 2025. She has been a candidate for U.S. House in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District and has an active FEC candidate filing for the 2026 cycle. She attended North Carolina State University and has worked in political organizing and state party leadership roles.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports progressive economic policies including a Green New Deal, ending fossil fuel subsidies, raising wages (federal living wage), Medicare for All, student loan cancellation, and targeted public investment to reduce costs and expand services.
Healthcare
The candidate states that healthcare is a human right and endorses Medicare for All to ensure universal coverage; she also supports legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and includes comprehensive benefits (primary care, vision, dental, mental health, reproductive care) in coverage.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports expanded legal pathways and protections for asylum seekers, a pathway to citizenship (DREAM Act), and an end to family separation and mass detention; she opposes aggressive ICE/CBP enforcement actions and advocates for immigrant-serving local infrastructure and services.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law, opposes restrictions that limit abortion access, and advocates repealing the Hyde Amendment to ensure low-income Americans can obtain abortion care. She has publicly described undergoing an abortion for a life-saving medical reason and says she will fight to protect reproductive freedom and access to care.
Climate & Energy
Supports the Green New Deal and calls for major federal investment in a just transition to a green energy economy, ending fossil fuel subsidies and oil and gas leases on federal lands, and prioritizing environmental justice for communities harmed by fossil fuel activity.
Public Safety & Guns
Nida Allam was motivated to enter politics after three friends were killed in a 2015 shooting and has said gun violence and community safety shaped her advocacy; she has pressed for stronger hate-crime reporting and protections. Public materials and interviews describe her as a gun-violence–focused survivor-advocate, but do not state a clear set of federal gun-policy proposals (e.g., on universal background checks, assault weapons bans, or red flag laws).
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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